The scroll, found in the Judean desert, has been painstakingly translated from Nabataean, an ancient Arabic language.

Explore the fascinating narrative of forgery and tax evasion in ancient Rome through the discovery of a remarkable Greek papyrus.

The Byzantine Empire maintained an intriguing relationship with ancient China, thus sending ambassadors there.

The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of of ...

A rediscovered Greek papyrus details a Roman court case in Iudaea involving tax fraud, forgery, and possible rebellion on the eve of the Bar Kokhba revolt. It provides new insights into Roman legal ...

SUMMARY Slavery was integral to Roman society, and slaves outnumbered citizens in Rome. There were many routes to slavery, including as prisoners of war, selling oneself into slavery, or being born a ...

Recently, a papyrus was unearthed from the collections of the Israel Antiquities Authority. It offers rare insights into ...

Ancient lead pollution in the Aegean Sea may have started 5,200 years ago — 1,200 years earlier than previously thought. Researchers analyzed sediment cores from land and sea, linking lead levels to ...

Lead pollution started peaking when the Romans took over the Aegean coastline.

Ancient Greece produced the earliest records of democracy, western philosophy — and, it turns out, lead pollution. Researchers studying sediment cores recovered from mainland ...

A metal detectorist has found a unique 1,600-year-old tiny Roman padlock in Germany, shedding light on miniature craftsmanship in the ancient civilisation. At such a critical moment in US history, we ...

Starting out as a Roman statesman and military leader, Augustus used his cunning and political leverage to become the first … Continue reading "19 Things You Need To Know About Augustus, The Founder O ...